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Following India’s win over China in the Asian Champions Trophy match, Indian women's hockey team captain Savita Punia said that after losing to China in the Asian Games semis, the entire team wanted to perform well and lauded her side’s defensive game and credited all players for the emphatic win.
India kept their winning run in the tournament alive with a thrilling 2-1 win over China in Ranchi on October 30.
After the match, Savita told the media, “Credit goes to the whole team, they played well as a unit. China is a big team and we lost to them in the Asian Games semis. So we all wanted to perform well as a team. It was a really close match. China has some great drag-flickers so we had to perform well as a defending side and we did well. Our work hard proved useful.”
Also, the coach Janneke Schopman said that she liked the team’s mindset and attitude and they will have to be ready for an aggressive Japan side, their next opponents.
“I am happy with the mindset and the attitude with which our team played today. We showed up from the start. I want our penalty conversion to be a threat and we are getting closer to it. We played some good hockey today. They (Japan, next opponents) are playing really aggressively and we have to stay ready for it. We move the ball well,” said Schopman.